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MIA1 Master of Science in International Accounting and Analytics
Full Time
College of Business, Public Policy, & Law
Course code(s): GYC40
Course Location: University of Galway - Main Campus
Start Date: 2021-09-01
MIA1
Module information for course: 'MIA1'
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
- Credits
- You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
- Module
- An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
- Subject
- Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
- Optional
- A module you may choose to study.
- Required
- A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
- Required Core Subject
- A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
- Semester
- Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (90 Credits)
Required AY5131: International Financial Reporting and Analysis - 10 Credits - Semester 1Required MG571: Strategic Management - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required AY5110: Auditing & Assurance I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required AY5108: Intermediate Corporate Finance - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required AY5106: Accounting for Management - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional SBE5116: Global Studies - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional SBE5115: Global Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional AY5132: Sustainable Finance and Accounting - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional MS5129: Storytelling through Data Visualisation - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional MS5130: Applied Analytics in Business and Society - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required AY5141: Accounting and Management Control for Sustainable Organizations - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required MS5106: Data Science and Big Data Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required AY5128: Summer Schools in A&F: Contemporary Global Issues - 20 Credits - Semester 2
Required AY5120: Auditing & Assurance II - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required AY5122: Advanced International Financial Reporting and Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required AY5121: Analytical and Communication Skills Development - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required AY5109: Advanced Corporate Finance - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional MS5109: Business Analytics with SAP - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Optional MS5108: Applied Customer Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional MS5114: Advanced Programming for Business Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 2